Bonsai does not require genetically dwarfed trees, but rather depends on growing small trees from regular stock and seeds. Bonsai uses cultivation techniques like pruning, root reduction, potting, defoliation, and grafting to produce small trees that mimic the shape and style of mature, full-size trees. ...

There is a model village on the Isle of Wight here in the Uk&period; All the trees in the village are from original&comma; normal sized trees&comma; but by careful regular bonsai trimming they have been maintained as small trees&period;